Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Gilbert took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 sp. White opal (1200 gp).

Description: He usually wears his grey robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. He is physically well-built. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. He's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south to a Performer, Hunter learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones. 3 Holy water.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Through the years after Shane was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shane's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp).